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Qañat or Qeñet (Amharic: ቅኝት, alternatively spelled Kignit, Keniet, Gegnet, Gignit) are secular musical scales developed by the Amhara ethnic group of Ethiopia. Qañat consists in a set of intervals defining the mode of a musical piece or the tuning scale of the instrument playing the piece. [ 1 ]
Complex rhythms: Ethiopian music is known for its intricate rhythmic patterns, as with the case for many African music, often featuring irregular meters and syncopation. Vocal styles: Traditional Ethiopian singing includes a variety of vocal techniques, such as melismatic, ornamentation, vocal slides, and call-and-response structures.
Tizita songs are a popular music genre in Ethiopia and Eritrea.It's named after the Tizita Qañat mode/scale used in such songs. [1] Tizita is known for strongly moving listener's feelings not only among the Amhara, but a large number of Ethiopians, in general.
Ethiopian liturgical chant, or Zema, is a form of Christian liturgical chant practiced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The related musical notation is known as melekket . [ 3 ]
Chorus Jumuiya Yetu sote tuilinde Tuwajibike tuimarike Umoja wetu ni nguzo yetu Idumu Jumuiya yetu Ee Mungu twaomba ulinde Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki
Mulatu Astatke is considered the father of Ethio-jazz music. Multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke has been considered the father of Ethio-jazz. [4] [5] He was born in 1943 in Jimma and developed an interest in music while studying aeronautical engineering in Wales. [3]
Jano Band is an Ethiopian rock band formed by its entrepreneurs Ermyas Amelga, Bill Laswell and former manager Addis Gessesse in 2011. It versatilely mixes progressive rock with Ethiopian music . The band includes two female back and lead vocalists, two lead male vocalists, and four musicians who play bass guitar, rhythm guitar, drum, and ...
Ayalew Mesfin Chufa (Amharic: አያለው መስፍን ቹፋ, romanized: ʼayālaw masefené čufā) is an Ethiopian musician. He is one of the most important figures of Ethio-Groove. He is one of the most important figures of Ethio-Groove.